http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761933372446700 2012-01-26 15:08:53 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761933372446700 en-us I don't believe there actually is a competition called Idiot of the Year, but I would like to nominate Michael Anthony Fuller for that honor. Mr. Fuller, you see, is the 53-year-old Lexington, N.C., man who back in November tried to pay for merchandise at his local Walmart store with a $1 million ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761917413720400 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761917413720400 en-us Monthly activity summary The police activity in King City continues to be routine with many quality-of-life calls such as welfare checks. The city has been fortunate not to have experienced any significant increase in criminal activity during the past month. The New Year's holiday was orderly ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761871039423100 2012-01-26 14:58:30 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761871039423100 en-us To the Editor: The beginning of a new year gives us a chance to reflect on the events of the prior year and what we plan to accomplish in the coming months. As a school district, we are not yet at our midpoint, but the season still provides a wonderful opportunity to reflect, plan and especially ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761753555088400 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761753555088400 en-us Yet another year recently ended, and again I have not crossed the following items off my list of "things I've never done." I've never: -- Stood in Times Square at midnight with millions of other people to watch a ball drop, -- Parachuted from a plane, -- Been on skis, -- Joined a ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761740861996400 2012-01-26 14:36:48 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132761740861996400 en-us The Metro regional government – thanks to the foresight of voters and taxpayers – has been able in the past 16 years to buy some beautiful pieces of land. Now it needs to figure out how to make these natural assets more accessible to the public that paid for their purchase. All told, ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132674450638104100 2012-01-16 00:00:00 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132674450638104100 en-us Lost in the negative shouting match to replace former Congressman David Wu is a bit of positive news: Regardless of the outcome, 1st Congressional District voters are almost certain to see improvement in their representation on Capitol Hill when they vote Jan. 31. Either Democrat Suzanne Bonamici ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132519834569710000 2011-12-29 00:00:00 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132519834569710000 en-us The other person who lives at our house (called TOPWLAOH for short) and I are getting very, very close to probably (maybe, anyway) getting a dog. You may have noticed that I have couched this in extremely cautious terms. That is partly because we don't do anything too rashly. In fact, any time I ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132519822180058800 2011-12-29 14:37:01 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132519822180058800 en-us I don't know when I first became such a regimented person. Hardly a day goes by - in fact, no day goes by when I don't make lists of things to do or groceries to buy. I cross the items off as they are taken care of. Lately I have caught myself writing down extra things I have done besides what was ... http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132519805877887600 2011-12-29 14:34:18 http://www.theregalcourier.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132519805877887600 en-us Many mayors in the Portland area are staging a rebellion of sorts against the Metro regional government. At first glance, this may seem to be a case of mayors just being mayors. They are, after all, exercising their independence and being a bit cantankerous, as mayors are wont to do. But a closer ...